Hi Juneee!.........When he was 'growing up' Patty was in and out of hospital, feigning illness........He had become addicted to sponge baths, as his family lived in a caravan without washing facilities........(though I don't think it was a case of cleanliness so much as a case of smuttiness)......Of course the day came when he really was ill (the aforementioned 'rash') and no hospital would take him......that's when he began wandering the streets, and I lost track of him......

Juneee ........ We would let them go after a very short while. We only wanted to see them swim around in the jars (1 quart mayo jars). We never would hurt them or make tadpole wine. My parents didn't approve of children drinking!! :))))

Suspicious! As suspicious a posting as we have seen for quite a while, lelabug. I would dissect it and parse it and examine it, take it down to bits and reach some definite conclusions about it, but I am too confused right now. Perhaps later . . . . perhaps later . . . . yes later, after a nice long winter's nap. Yawn.......

"For want of a nail...." That poem I remember. But "For want of a frog...." Nope, never heard of that one. Maybe frogs aren't so important after all.

Dear (and not-so-dear) followers...... I would here just like to dispel some crackpot theories regarding the production of Tadpole Wine in Bonga-Bonga........We DO NOT torture, maim, or otherwise harm our tadpoles - either by incinerating, drowning, starving, force-feeding, brainwashing, or dehydrating our little friends........They are free to wander around wherever they see fit in our subterranean ponds...... The wine-making process comprises many stages, most of which must remain closely guarded secrets.....suffice it to say that one of the principal operations is the collection and transformation of carefully selected Tadpole-secretions, which are the main ingredient of our beneficial beverage......... I feel no need to further clarify our actions, but would recommend a perusal of my books:- A few secrets of Tadpole Wine manufacture (Bonga-Bonga Press - 1034 pages) A few more secrets of Tadpole Wine manufacture (Bonga-Bonga Press - 1014 pages) A few secrets concerning the secrets of Tadpole Wine manufacture (Bonga-Bonga Press - 166 pages) A few more secrets concerning the secrets of Tadpole Wine manufacture (Bonga-Bonga Press - 3 pages). Hopefully this statement will clear any doubts.......(or not, as the case may, or may not, be)........

For those who covet fame, BE WARNED. For most of my life, even in school, I have had hangers-on and wannabes claiming to be my friends, or just claiming to know me, or even, as here, claiming to be my distant relatives.

I disavow them all, and I always have, ESPECIALLY Englishmen trying to act like Irish gomes, er, noams, I mean nomes, um, you know, gnoms, whatever. The only thing I can see about this weird p-pantz character that is anything like me (apart from general build, which is quite admirable although a little wanting) is the direction and apparent firmness of his pot handle!

As much fun as this puzzle is, it's a REAL problem. We need to stop all the pollution, it's changing the environment and frogs are really dying off. The pond where I live used to be loaded with tadpoles that we would take large wide mouth jars and just scoop hundreds of them into the jars!! I can't remember when I saw a tadpole in there. sorry to be on my soapbox but we do need to do our parts. Thanks Lela:))))(time, 1:32)................................Ooooooo peterpantz!!! Your pan is deeee-liteful!!!

Hello everyone......or should that be, anyone?........I'm looking for patsquirt, as I'm his English half-cousin-twice-removed.......Tried phoning that old getlucky number, but it's always engaged....unlike me, ladies!......